"Over each doorway was a square recess, in which were the remains of
a rich ornament in stucco, with marks of paint still visible..."

(Stephens, vol. 2, p. 34)

Paul Gendrop writes: "While the Arch stands freely in the center of the whole composition, the lower side buildings are ornamented above the doors by a stylized Maya hut whose walls stand out from a delicate "latticework" or "petaled" stone background set off by two moldings, while its elongated palm roof passes the cornice level..."